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        <a id="aspell" name="aspell"></a>Aspell-0.60.8
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      <div class="package" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
        <h2 class="sect2">
          Introduction to Aspell
        </h2>
        <p>
          The <span class="application">Aspell</span> package contains an
          interactive spell checking program and the <span class=
          "application">Aspell</span> libraries. <span class=
          "application">Aspell</span> can either be used as a library or as
          an independent spell checker.
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        <p>
          This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1
          platform.
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        <h3>
          Package Information
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              <p>
                Download (HTTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.tar.gz">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.tar.gz</a>
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              <p>
                Download (FTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.tar.gz">ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.tar.gz</a>
              </p>
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              <p>
                Download MD5 sum: 012fa9209203ae4e5a61c2a668fd10e3
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              <p>
                Download size: 3.3 MB
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            <li class="listitem">
              <p>
                Estimated disk space required: 51 MB (Additional 8 MB for EN
                dictionary)
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            </li>
            <li class="listitem">
              <p>
                Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU
              </p>
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        <h3>
          Additional Downloads
        </h3>
        <p>
          You'll need to download at least one dictionary. The link below
          will take you to a page containing links to dictionaries in many
          languages.
        </p>
        <div class="itemizedlist">
          <ul class="compact">
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              <p>
                Aspell dictionaries: <a class="ulink" href=
                "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict</a>
              </p>
            </li>
          </ul>
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        <h3>
          Aspell Dependencies
        </h3>
        <h4>
          Required
        </h4>
        <p class="required">
          <a class="xref" href="which.html" title=
          "Which-2.21 and Alternatives">Which-2.21</a> (for the dictionaries)
        </p>
        <p class="usernotes">
          User Notes: <a class="ulink" href=
          "http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/aspell">http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/aspell</a>
        </p>
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      <div class="installation" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
        <h2 class="sect2">
          Installation of Aspell
        </h2>
        <p>
          Install <span class="application">Aspell</span> by running the
          following commands:
        </p>
        <pre class="userinput">
<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
</pre>
        <p>
          This package does not come with a test suite.
        </p>
        <p>
          Now, as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
        </p>
        <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">make install &amp;&amp;
ln -svfn aspell-0.60 /usr/lib/aspell &amp;&amp;

install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/aspell-0.60.8/aspell{,-dev}.html &amp;&amp;

install -v -m644 manual/aspell.html/* \
    /usr/share/doc/aspell-0.60.8/aspell.html &amp;&amp;

install -v -m644 manual/aspell-dev.html/* \
    /usr/share/doc/aspell-0.60.8/aspell-dev.html</kbd>
</pre>
        <p>
          If you do not plan to install <span class=
          "application">Ispell</span>, then copy the wrapper script
          <span class="command"><strong>ispell</strong></span>:
        </p>
        <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">install -v -m 755 scripts/ispell /usr/bin/</kbd>
</pre>
        <p>
          If you do not plan to install <span class=
          "application">Spell</span>, then copy the wrapper script
          <span class="command"><strong>spell</strong></span>:
        </p>
        <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">install -v -m 755 scripts/spell /usr/bin/</kbd>
</pre>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Command Explanations
        </h2>
        <p>
          <span class="command"><strong>ln -svfn aspell-0.60
          /usr/lib/aspell</strong></span>: This command is useful for
          configuration of other applications, such as <a class="xref" href=
          "enchant.html" title="enchant-2.2.7">enchant-2.2.7</a>.
        </p>
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      <div class="configuration" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
        <h2 class="sect2">
          Configuring Aspell
        </h2>
        <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
          <h3 class="sect3"></h3>
          <h4 class="title">
            <a id="idm45779280760624" name=
            "idm45779280760624"></a>Configuration Information
          </h4>
          <p>
            After <span class="application">Aspell</span> is installed, you
            must set up at least one dictionary. Install one or more
            dictionaries by running the following commands:
          </p>
          <pre class="userinput">
<kbd class="command">./configure &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
</pre>
          <p>
            Now, as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
          </p>
          <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">make install</kbd>
</pre>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Contents
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        <div class="segmentedlist">
          <div class="seglistitem">
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">aspell, aspell-import, precat, preunzip,
              prezip, prezip-bin, pspell-config, run-with-aspell,
              word-list-compress and optionally, ispell and spell.</span>
            </div>
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">libaspell.so and libpspell.so</span>
            </div>
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directories:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">/usr/include/pspell and
              /usr/lib/aspell-0.60</span>
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          <h3>
            Short Descriptions
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="aspell-prog" name="aspell-prog"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>aspell</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a utility that can function as an <span class=
                    "command"><strong>ispell -a</strong></span> replacement,
                    as an independent spell checker, as a test utility to
                    test out <span class="application">Aspell</span>
                    features, and as a utility for managing dictionaries.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="aspell-ispell" name=
                    "aspell-ispell"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>ispell</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a wrapper around <span class=
                    "command"><strong>aspell</strong></span> to invoke it in
                    <span class="command"><strong>ispell</strong></span>
                    compatible mode.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="aspell-spell" name="aspell-spell"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>spell</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a wrapper around <span class=
                    "command"><strong>aspell</strong></span> to invoke it in
                    <span class="command"><strong>spell</strong></span>
                    compatible mode.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="aspell-import" name=
                    "aspell-import"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>aspell-import</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    imports old personal dictionaries into <span class=
                    "application">Aspell</span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="precat" name="precat"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>precat</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    decompresses a <span class=
                    "command"><strong>prezip</strong></span>ped file to
                    stdout.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="preunzip" name="preunzip"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>preunzip</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    decompresses a <span class=
                    "command"><strong>prezip</strong></span>ped file.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="prezip" name="prezip"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>prezip</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a prefix delta compressor, used to compress sorted
                    word lists or other similar text files.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="prezip-bin" name="prezip-bin"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>prezip-bin</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is called by the various wrapper scripts to perform the
                    actual compressing and decompressing.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="pspell-config" name=
                    "pspell-config"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>pspell-config</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    displays information about the <code class=
                    "filename">libpspell</code> installation, mostly for use
                    in build scripts.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="run-with-aspell" name=
                    "run-with-aspell"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>run-with-aspell</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to help use <span class=
                    "application">Aspell</span> as an <span class=
                    "command"><strong>ispell</strong></span> replacement.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="word-list-compress" name=
                    "word-list-compress"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>word-list-compress</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    compresses or decompresses sorted word lists for use with
                    the <span class="application">Aspell</span> spell
                    checker.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="libaspell" name="libaspell"></a><span class=
                    "term"><code class="filename">libaspell.so</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    contains spell checking API functions.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="libpspell" name="libpspell"></a><span class=
                    "term"><code class="filename">libpspell.so</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is an interface to the <code class=
                    "filename">libaspell</code> library. All the spell
                    checking functionality is now in <code class=
                    "filename">libaspell</code> but this library is included
                    for backward compatibility.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </tbody>
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        Last updated on 2020-02-16 18:46:23 -0800
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